The chipmaking giant Nvidia is leaning more heavily into robotics in 2025. Nvidia is launching a new generation of compact computers for humanoid robots called Jetson Thor. The move, which was expected, is part of an evolving, years-long strategy. Nvidia doesn’t plan to compete directly with manufacturers like Tesla, but rather provide the “hundreds of thousands” of robot makers in the world with a kind of underlying OEM.
The chipmaking giant Nvidia is leaning more heavily into robotics in 2025. Nvidia is launching a new generation of compact computers for humanoid robots called Jetson Thor. The move, which was expected, is part of an evolving, years-long strategy. Nvidia doesn’t plan to compete directly with manufacturers like Tesla, but rather provide the “hundreds of thousands” of robot makers in the world with a kind of underlying OEM.